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Lynx Face Win-or-Go-Home Game 4 Without Napheesa Collier as Cheryl Reeve Serves Suspension

Top-seeded Minnesota faces elimination in Phoenix with associate coach Eric Thibault stepping in after Cheryl Reeve’s one-game ban.

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PHOENIX, ARIZONA - SEPTEMBER 26: Napheesa Collier #24 of the Minnesota Lynx and Alyssa Thomas #25 of the Phoenix Mercury battle for a loose ball during the first half of Game Three of the 2025 WNBA Playoffs semifinals at PHX Arena on September 26, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • The Lynx confirmed Napheesa Collier will miss Game 4 with a left foot injury sustained on a late Game 3 sequence involving Phoenix’s Alyssa Thomas.
  • The WNBA suspended head coach Cheryl Reeve for one game for verbally abusing an official, failing to leave promptly after her ejection, and making inflammatory postgame comments.
  • Associate head coach Eric Thibault will lead Minnesota in Phoenix as the Lynx trail the best-of-five semifinal 2-1 and face immediate elimination with a loss.
  • The referees’ union publicly backed the no-call on the play that preceded Collier’s injury, posting video and asserting that Thomas’s defense was legal.
  • Collier, the league MVP runner-up, has averaged 20.6 points and 6.8 rebounds in the playoffs for a Lynx team that tied the WNBA wins record; Game 4 is scheduled for Sunday at 8 p.m. ET.